diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4eb8e12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Build C++
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: "anthonybranch"
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  install:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y -f build-essential g++ cmake
+  build:
+    needs: install
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Build project
+        run: g++ -std=c++17 main.cpp
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a85cd0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+a.out
+*.out
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bbcf55a..8c1b9eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # autovalidate
 
+[![Build C++](https://github.com/DilyCantCode/autovalidate/actions/workflows/actions.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/DilyCantCode/autovalidate/actions/workflows/actions.yml)
+
 I like that app too!
 
-This repo is compatible with the [cpp-container docker container](https://github.com/ChicoState/cpp-container).
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+This repo is compatible with the [cpp-container docker container](https://github.com/ChicoState/cpp-container).
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 690cf17..30695b3
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <cctype>
 #include <algorithm>
 
+using namespace std;
 using std::cout;
 using std::cin;
 using std::endl;
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ using std::transform;
 
 const vector <string> VALIDATION = {"Cool","Great","Perfect","Beautiful","Aw, yeah"};
 
-string get_input_in_lowercase();
-
 int main(){
   string input;
   int pick;
@@ -23,22 +22,22 @@ int main(){
   srand(time(0));
   pick = rand() % VALIDATION.size();
   cout << "What are you listening to?\n";
-  input = get_input_in_lowercase();
+  getline(cin,input);
+  transform(input.begin(), input.end(), input.begin(), [](unsigned char c){ return std::tolower(c); });
+  if (input == "nothing"){
+    return 0;
+  } else {
+    cout << "Nothing? That's not very good for you.\n";
+  }
   cout << VALIDATION[pick] << "! Let's listen to more\n";
 
   do{
     cout << "What's next?\n";
-    input = get_input_in_lowercase();
+    getline(cin,input);
+    transform(input.begin(), input.end(), input.begin(), [](unsigned char c){ return std::tolower(c); });
     pick = rand() % VALIDATION.size();
     cout << VALIDATION[pick] << "!\n";
   }while( input != "nothing" );
 
   return 0;
 }
-
-string get_input_in_lowercase(){
-  string in;
-  getline(cin,in);
-  transform(in.begin(), in.end(), in.begin(), [](unsigned char c){ return std::tolower(c); });
-  return in;
-}
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